2789 Aspen Street SE, Port Orchard, WA 98366 | $466,000
Built in 1978, this 1,890 square-foot home in Port Orchard is the perfect combination of established living and fresh updates. Walk in to vaulted ceilings, neutral walls and trim, and new wood flooring throughout the entire house. Downstairs has a living room with brick fireplace, dining room, family room, laundry room, and a half bathroom. Cook with ease in the spacious kitchen, which features granite counters, sleek white cabinets, a pantry, breakfast nook, and access to a small deck. Upstairs there is a primary suite, as well as an additional three bedrooms and one full bathroom. Sitting on over a quarter acre, this nicely cleared lot offers fencing around the perimeter, room for chickens, RV parking, a creek beyond the house, and plenty of options for creativity in landscaping or outdoor living and entertaining space.
Access to everyday necessities is quick and convenient from this Parkwood community. Orchard Heights Elementary School is a half mile away, Marcus Whitman Middle School is just over a mile, and South Kitsap High School can be reached in under 10 minutes. Several shopping centers within four miles provide a variety of restaurants, stores, and amenities including Albertsons, Walmart, Safeway, Fred Meyer, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Lowe’s, and the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Take advantage of local small-scale specialty businesses such as Farmer George Meats, an old-fashioned butcher shop serving Kitsap County since the 1950s, and Colello’s Farm Stand Produce.
Downtown Port Orchard is just four miles away, where you can enjoy views of the Olympic Mountains as you walk or bike along the waterfront. The Southworth Ferry Terminal is seven miles distant, and the nearby towns of Bremerton, Silverdale, Olalla, and Gig Harbor are all within a 20-mile drive and can be reached in less than half an hour. Explore more of Washington’s beauty through an abundance of other local points of interest. Walk and hike the trails at Banner Forest, Howe Farm Park, and South Kitsap Regional Park, where you can also ride through the woods on the Kitsap Live Steamers, a 7.5” gauge scale railroad. Swim, fish, and picnic at Long Lake County Park. Experience the historic Manchester State Park—a former minefield, fuel supply depot, and firefighting station during World War I and World War II—with campsites, two miles of hiking trails, gorgeous views, and 3,400 feet of shoreline for kayaking, swimming, fishing, and diving. Enjoy a game of disc golf at VanZee Park, or join the community at Village Greens Golf Course, McCormick Woods Golf Club, or Trophy Lake Golf & Casting. Visit Crescent Valley Lavender Farm, a you-cut farm with seven varieties of lavender. Ferry over to neighboring Bainbridge and Vashon islands, or for more of an adventure, take a trip to Blake Island Marine State Park, which is only accessible by boat.
Don’t miss seeing this sweet home, where you’ll be able to enjoy both the beauty and convenience of life in the Pacific Northwest.
